Arizona Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers discusses the trade of Martin Prado to the New York Yankees and Gerardo Parra to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for two prospects, outfielder Mitch Haniger and left-hander Anthony Banda on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Chase field in Phoenix, AZ.(Photo: Rob Schumacher, Rob Schumacher/The Republic)

Thursday's trade deadline was a whirlwind for the Diamondbacks. The day started off with Martin Prado and Gerardo Parra saying goodbye to teammates as they walked out the door, traded away to other teams. It ended with Kirk Gibson earning his franchise-record 338th career win as manager.

On Friday the dust settled, at least temporarily. Just because the calendar flipped to August doesn't mean the Diamondbacks are done dealing.

Teams can still make trades after the deadline after running players through waivers. If a player is claimed by another team, the originating team can revoke the waivers, work out a trade with the claiming team or let the player go for nothing.

Most teams run almost every player through waivers in August to gauge interest, and Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers expects to be busy taking calls.

"We're going to be active," Towers said. "I couldn't tell you if anything is going to happen or not, but I would expect we'll have several players claimed."

Some candidates to be claimed could be found in the Diamondbacks bullpen. Left-hander Oliver Perez and right-hander Brad Ziegler both have had strong seasons and have reasonable contracts, making them attractive targets for contending teams. The Diamondbacks also reportedly received pre-deadline calls about closer Addison Reed, who seems to have found more of a groove recently after struggling in the first half of the season.

Moving all three could save the Diamondbacks as much as $12.5 million next year, factoring in a salary of about $5 million for Reed in his first year of arbitration. The Diamondbacks probably have enough promising bullpen arms already in the majors in Evan Marshall, Matt Stites and Randall Delgado — plus some minor-league prospects — to build a competitive bullpen around in 2015 if a piece or two is moved.

Then again, Towers always has built his teams from the bullpen up and could be hesitant to part with an effective reliever.

"We got lots of hits on those guys, but there wasn't a deal that presented itself that we felt was worthy of a Ziggy or an Ollie Perez," Towers said. "That's not to say we won't get hits after this, but we wanted to keep those guys intact."

Perez, who was traded after the deadline earlier in his career, wouldn't be surprised if it happened again. Ziegler, however, never really bought into trade rumors with his name, and thinks odds are he'll stay with the Diamondbacks.

Before the season, Ziegler avoided arbitration with a two-year, $10.5 million that included a $5.5 million club option for 2016. He doesn't think his price tag is expensive enough to be the first cleared from the books in a payroll dump, and sees himself as a valuable member of the organization for the near future.

"I want to help this team win and go back to the playoffs," he said. "I'm not saying that it's never possible, but it would have and still would be pretty disappointing to be dealt in the first year of that deal."

Because all players traded after July 31 have to clear waivers, it can be easier to work out a deal for a player with a big contract since teams aren't likely to claim him and risk being saddled with a large financial commitment. That could help the Diamondbacks find a home for second baseman Aaron Hill, who is owed $24 million over the next two seasons.

The Diamondbacks were said to be shopping Hill before the deadline, and have a wealth of young, inexpensive middle infield talent with which to replace him. Hill has already been traded post-deadline once in his career — from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Diamondbacks in late August 2011.

He knows as well as anyone that the trade chatter may quiet significantly after July 31, but it never quite goes away.

"Obviously, there are trades that happen all the time," he said. "It's part of the game. We have no control over it. We just try to keep it as simple as that. The more we look into it, the more we worry about it, the more that your focus is on something that it shouldn't be on."

Notable: Anderson had perhaps the best outing of his young big-league career the last time around, striking out eight and giving up just three hits and two walks over seven innings against the Cincinnati Reds. He's gone 1-0 with a 1.89 ERA over his past three starts. … Worley tossed his first career shutout in his last start, giving up just four hits against the San Francisco Giants.